Yar

Yar is a 25-year-old married woman with two children, both of whom are in school. She has been running a food stall in Bor, South Sudan, for two years.

Yar has requested a loan through BRAC South Sudan to purchase beans, rice, and sugar. She will use her extra income from this loan to pay her children's school fees.

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About BRAC South Sudan

BRAC's holistic approach to poverty alleviation and empowerment of the poor encompasses a range of core programs in economic and social development, health, education, and human rights and legal services which are delivered through an extensive network of village organizations. BRAC has become one of the world's largest NGOs as a measured by the scale and diversity of its interventions.

In 2007, BRAC started operations in Southern Sudan. The microfinance program, which is targeted towards returning war refugees, has already formed 418 village organizations with more than 14,000 women members.